ice floe

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈaɪs.floʊ/

Noun

ice floe (plural ice floes)

1. Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
2. An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
3. An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
4. A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

Synonyms

• ice float

Related terms

• iceberg

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